What does it mean to retrofit a Soft Story building If you are an owner or manager of a Los Angeles based commercial property, you may have already heard of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (“LADBS”) mandatory Soft Story Retrofitting Program and how Los Angeles commercial property owners can prepare for an earthquake. In brief, the City of Los Angeles’ Soft Story [...]
How can you tell if you have foundation issues If you have been asking yourself, how can I tell if my foundation is in trouble? Well, the answer is, it’s not always easy to tell! The first thing that you can do is walk around your house and inspect your floors, your walls, and your ceiling and ask yourself the following questions: Is my floor [...]
Is it dangerous to live in a house with a bad foundation Many of our clients who are homeowners in the Greater Los Angeles region often ask us, is living with a damaged home foundation dangerous? The answer is that while minor foundation damage, like small cracks, may not be an immediate health and safety hazard, more major damage such as large cracks, or a [...]
Homes sit on top of foundations! The concept of building a home on top of a foundation has not changed in 100 or more years. In fact, most homes in Los Angeles have been built on foundations whose job it is to keep the home safe from harm when a natural disaster hits, for example a flood, landslide, or earthquake. Modern foundations are made out [...]
Experts define “The Big One” as an earthquake that has at least a category 7.8 magnitude strength, which occurs on the southern side of the San Andreas Fault. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Los Angeles has a 31% chance of experiencing “The Big One” in the next 30 years, and the degree to which such a large quake will be catastrophic, cannot be understated. It [...]
Why is the Los Angeles area so prone to earthquakes? One of our clients recently asked us, why is the Los Angeles area so prone to earthquakes? Our client read our previous blogs, which described how our recent 4.2-magnitude earthquake and its aftershocks was a stark reminder of just how dangerous our Los Angeles “neighborhood” really is! The potential damage from earthquakes has increased because [...]
Homeowners and owners of commercial properties often think that they have “plenty of time” to prepare their buildings for a big earthquake, but a recent study shows that time for preparing for the “Next Big One” may be running out. A new study published on July 13, 2020 in the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, states that the chance of a big San [...]
It is important for commercial property owners to seismically retrofit their buildings and take additional steps to protect the health and safety of their tenants and residents. Owners and managers of commercial properties often only become aware of their responsibility to ensure that their buildings can withstand an earthquake and comply with city buildings codes when they receive an order from the city to begin [...]
When it comes to investing your hard-earned cash, you can't go wrong by putting it in your home. Not only do our homes protect our loved ones, but owning property is one of the most lucrative business projects you can do. In order to keep your Los Angeles County home safe from the elements, including unforeseeable storms and seismic activity, one essential step is to [...]
The earlier you recognize damage to your home foundation, the easier and cheeper repairs will be. Your house is probably the most expensive investment you’ll ever make. That’s why it pays to protect it. If you suspect something’s wrong with your home, it’s wise to learn how to identify signs of foundation damage. If left unchecked, damage to your home foundation can escalate overnight, ensuring [...]
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